Heavily referencing Sigur Ros in everything they do, Oxford’s
Fell City Girl are currently finishing off a tour of England in support of ‘February Snow’. Based on this offering it's probably a shame they never made it to Scotland as well as I'm sure they'd have picked up a few extra fans to make it worth their while.
A tender alt-rock melody with carefully restrained vocals from Phil Mcminn,
February Snow wants to break out and be a crashing rock tune but the band manage to keep a hold on it each time the crescendo starts to build providing a great sense of yearning and striving to reach. It's already snuck into my recent favourites playlist for those more reflective chill out moments.
There Are Heart Attacks compliments well by providing a live favourite where the energy is let loose just enough for a glimpse at what gig performances may be like but still just chilled enough to not conflict with the lead track.
February Snow is released on October 23rd 2006 on Lavolta records.
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